Sweet Peas (the flower, not veg) in containers...Anyone try?

I am so in love with sweet pea flowers I was going to try them in a large container (18-20 inch)


There are both the short bush types (24 inch tall) and the regular vines.


I dont know if I should plant the short ones, or the tall ones with a small trelis.


Anyone try sweet peas in containers before?


Any suggestions?


Thanks a bunch

Sweet Peas (the flower, not veg) in containers...Anyone try?
I used to grow the tall ones up a trellis in a container in the north or England %26amp; they did really well. I cannot grow them at all in south west USA though. So much of it depends where you are. I would definitely try the taller ones though, they are far more beautiful (to me) than the shorter ones.





If you keep cutting the flowers, %26amp; taking them into the house to make the house smell great, they should bloom for a long time for you. you can always tip them if they start to get too tall too. They kind of enjoy some pruning %26amp; attention as they are growing, they are well worth the trouble though.
Reply:Grow the short ones, they are very good and I think the climbing ones will get too big for a small trellis. Also it may be hard to keep the moisture levels up in a pot to keep all the top growth going with the large ones. Good luck, I love sweet peas also.
Reply:They should be fine in a large pot. Just allow enough room between plants so that they don't compete with each other. They love full sun and are heavy feeders. So fertilize several times throughout the growing season. They can also be planted in hanging baskets and cascade beautifully. You just have to have the hanging basket about 5-6 ft. above the ground.

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